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Irlandos: New page: The '''Battle of Agios Vlassis''' (also known as the '''Battle of Sovolakos''' or the '''Battle of Koromilia''') took place during the Greek War of Independence, on January 15, [[1...

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New page: The '''Battle of Agios Vlassis''' (also known as the '''Battle of Sovolakos''' or the '''Battle of Koromilia''') took place during the Greek War of Independence, on January 15, [[1...

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The '''Battle of Agios Vlassis''' (also known as the '''Battle of Sovolakos''' or the '''Battle of Koromilia''') took place during the Greek [[War of Independence]], on [[January 15]], [[1823]].

==Background==
On [[December 31]], [[1822]], the first siege of [[Messolonghi]] ended in failure for the Turks. The Turkish force, under [[Omer Vrioni]] and [[Kutahye]] pasha, withdrew to [[Agrinio]] short of supplies.

As the [[Achelous river]] could not be crossed at that point, a force of some 3,000 Albanians and Turks were sent north to cross the further upstream and return with supplies from [[Epirus]].

==The Battle==
When [[Georgios Karaiskakis]] was told of their whereabouts, he and his men took up positions on the heights of Koromilia, at Agios Vlassis, [[Evrytania]], [[Central Greece]]. The Turkish forces tried to negotiate and bribe their way through but were refused. Finally, their leader, Hadji-Bento, duelled Karaiskakis and was shot dead. The Greek forces then proceeded to attack the Ottomans, pinning them against the [[Achelous river]]. The Greeks defeated them, inflicting casualties of some 200 dead and capturing much war materiel.
The defeated Ottoman forces retreated to [[Agrinio]].

In [[1985]], a bust of Karaiskakis was set up at the site of the battle.

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 On [[December 31]], [[1822]], the first siege of [[Messolonghi]] ended in failure for the Turks. The Turkish force, under [[Omer Vrioni]] and [[Kutahye]] pasha, withdrew to [[Agrinio]] short of supplies.
-As the [[Achelous river]] could not be crossed at that point, a force of some 3,000 Albanians and Turks were sent north to cross the further upstream and return with supplies from [[Epirus]].
+As the [[Achelous river]] could not be crossed at that point, a force of some 3,000 Albanians and Turks were sent north to cross the river further upstream and return with supplies from [[Epirus]].
 ==The Battle==